Re: Are Linux boxes vulnerable to be used by botnets?

2008-03-16 Thread Erich Newell
Linux boxen are very usable as bots. I am currently involved in a forensic investigation of a compromised system that was used as part of a bot-net. Don't fool yourself into thinking you are any safer than Windows users. You will simply be pwnt by moderately more talented hackers is all. Lock down

Re: Are Linux boxes vulnerable to be used by botnets?

2008-03-16 Thread der.hans
Am 16. Mar, 2008 schwätzte Josef Lowder so: Are Linux boxes vulnerable to be used by botnets? Theoretically yes, but not really. If there were a security hole that could be exploited someone could take advantage of it to deliver a payload that would turn GNU/Linux boxen into trojans. GNU/Linux

Re: AZ's own Gabrielle Giffords votes to increase foreign work visas

2008-03-16 Thread David Huerta
> I take issue with some of these governmental decisions. If we as a country > have a short coming, work on it and make it better. Do not roll over and > play dead! > > So far, off shore consulting has not hurt me however if they ever get their > act together they could literally kill me. I can

Are Linux boxes vulnerable to be used by botnets?

2008-03-16 Thread Josef Lowder
. Are Linux boxes vulnerable to be used by botnets? This article in USA Today is frightening. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/2008-03-16-computer-botnets_N.htm --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us

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2008-03-16 Thread Robert Holtzman
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Re: AZ's own Gabrielle Giffords votes to increase foreign work visas

2008-03-16 Thread Joshua Zeidner
On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 8:16 PM, koder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, 2008-03-17 at 02:59 +, Michael Havens wrote: > > On Sunday 16 March 2008 8:43 pm, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > > > There is no doubt in my mind that the upper management > > > of CS departments nationwide are helping

Re: AZ's own Gabrielle Giffords votes to increase foreign work visas

2008-03-16 Thread koder
On Mon, 2008-03-17 at 02:59 +, Michael Havens wrote: > On Sunday 16 March 2008 8:43 pm, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > > There is no doubt in my mind that the upper management > > of CS departments nationwide are helping this cap increase move along, > > as this is seen as a way to keep their depar

Re: AZ's own Gabrielle Giffords votes to increase foreign work visas

2008-03-16 Thread Joshua Zeidner
On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 7:59 PM, Michael Havens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sunday 16 March 2008 8:43 pm, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > > There is no doubt in my mind that the upper management > > of CS departments nationwide are helping this cap increase move along, > > as this is seen as a way

Re: AZ's own Gabrielle Giffords votes to increase foreign work visas

2008-03-16 Thread Michael Havens
On Sunday 16 March 2008 8:43 pm, Joshua Zeidner wrote: >  There is no doubt in my mind that the upper management > of CS departments nationwide are helping this cap increase move along, > as this is seen as a way to keep their departments solvent.  Arizona > is currently looking at a major fiscal

Virtual Box vs. VmWare Server

2008-03-16 Thread gm5729
vbox rocks... i use it for linux isos, i have xp installed in it.. for me i use a shared folder to swap back and forth between host and guest so if i have something on a usb flashie its no problem and since i dont game its no problem to me that 3d is not available --

Re: AZ's own Gabrielle Giffords votes to increase foreign work visas

2008-03-16 Thread keith smith
There in lies the problem. Why not create an environment where US students will take the steps necessary to get the skills to compete. Instead we are strengthening other countries at our expense. I lost a promotion to a person who came to the US to study, was subsidized by my tax dollars, s

Re: AZ's own Gabrielle Giffords votes to increase foreign work visas

2008-03-16 Thread keith smith
I agree, we need to be courteous. A few hundred phone calls to her office might get her thinking though. Craig White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Sat, 2008-03-15 at 20:10 -0700, Joshua Zeidner wrote: > At this point, I would suggest young americans pursue the only > remaining profitable care

Re: AZ's own Gabrielle Giffords votes to increase foreign work visas

2008-03-16 Thread Alex Dean
David Huerta wrote: "The Innovation Employment Act, introduced by Representative Gabrielle Giffords, an Arizona Democrat, late Thursday, would increase the cap in H-1B visas from 65,000 a year to 130,000 a year. In addition, there would be no cap on H-1B applications for foreign graduate students

Re: AZ's own Gabrielle Giffords votes to increase foreign work visas

2008-03-16 Thread Joshua Zeidner
On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 1:30 PM, David Huerta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > "The Innovation Employment Act, introduced by Representative Gabrielle > > Giffords, an Arizona Democrat, late Thursday, would increase the cap > > in H-1B visas from 65,000 a year to 130,000 a year. In addition, th

Re: AZ's own Gabrielle Giffords votes to increase foreign work visas

2008-03-16 Thread David Huerta
> > "The Innovation Employment Act, introduced by Representative Gabrielle > Giffords, an Arizona Democrat, late Thursday, would increase the cap > in H-1B visas from 65,000 a year to 130,000 a year. In addition, there > would be no cap on H-1B applications for foreign graduate students > attending

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2008-03-16 Thread Robert Holtzman
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HP Laptop Mic

2008-03-16 Thread Deepan
Hi All, I have Fc 6 on a HP Pavllion dv 6000. I am able to listen to music on the built in speakers.The inbuilt mic doesn't work and when connecting external speakers I don't get the sound on the external speakers thought my built in speakers continue to work. After searching on the internet, came

Re: Intel 3945

2008-03-16 Thread Dazed_75
On Sun, Mar 16, 2008 at 8:11 AM, Rhune Lord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > II feel stupid, > > I tried editing or grabbing code for the ipwconfig of an Intel 3945 > mini-pci wlan card. However, everything I have tried has failed. > > Dell Inspiron 640m > Ubuntu 7.10 > 2GB of Ram > 120GB HDD >

Re: Intel 3945

2008-03-16 Thread Matt Graham
After a long battle with technology, Rhune Lord wrote: > I tried editing or grabbing code for the ipwconfig of an Intel 3945 > mini-pci wlan card. However, everything I have tried has failed. What have you tried, and how did it fail? Be specific. > Dell Inspiron 640m > Ubuntu 7.10 > Ubuntu sees

Intel 3945

2008-03-16 Thread Rhune Lord
II feel stupid, I tried editing or grabbing code for the ipwconfig of an Intel 3945 mini-pci wlan card. However, everything I have tried has failed. Dell Inspiron 640m Ubuntu 7.10 2GB of Ram 120GB HDD Ubuntu sees the drivers and is using them but going to the networking icon in thee top right a